Charities fight changes on deductions

8:04 AM,
Dec. 13, 2012

Written by

Jackie Kucinich
USA Today

WASHINGTON - Most Americans who file income tax returns won't be affected by proposed changes in how charitable contributions are deducted because they don't itemize their deductions, federal income tax records show.

That hasn't stopped charity officials and others from lobbying Congress to fight any change in deductions as part of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. That's because they draw billions of dollars from donors who itemize, and a huge chunk of those donations come from taxpayers who earn more than $500,000.

The situation has placed advocates for the needy in the position of ...